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Happy 2013!
Happy 2013!

January 10, 2013

More Summer Fun On The Road

Orion Music + More 2013
Orion Music + More 2013

December 20, 2012

Save the date! June 8-9, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan

Metallica on Spotify
Metallica on Spotify

December 6, 2012

Over 30 Years Of Music Now Streaming

Magnetic Update
Magnetic Update

December 3, 2012

Quebec Magnetic hits the streets December 10

Nov 19 Update: Teaser Trailer Added

Nov 28 Update: Full Trailer Added

Dec 3 Update: Watch a preview of "The Day That Never Comes" here. Check this page for more previews throughout the next week. Also, a Quebec Magnetic skin has been added to Metallica.com

Blackened Recordings Launches
Blackened Recordings Launches

November 30, 2012

We have our own record label!

Additions to 2013 Schedule

November 19, 2012

Back to South Africa
ROCK IN RIO
ROCK IN RIO

October 16, 2012

Yes . . . time to talk about 2013 shows!!

2013?? Really?!
2013?? Really?!

August 7, 2012

Yes... we have 2013 tour dates already! Australia here we come!

Metallica Receive Ten RIAA Certifications in December

January 3, 2013

The band upped their platinum album totals on two of their classics, with Metallica (the Black Album) getting its 16th Platinum certificate signifying 16,000,000 copies sold while Ride the Lightning receive its 6th. They also received six gold certificates for passing 500,000 digital downloads of individual songs and two gold certificates for songs that exceeded 500,000 downloads as ringtones.
Metallica's Orion Festival to Hit Detroit in 2013

December 20, 2012

Metallica's Orion Music + More festival is heading to Detroit next year. Details are scant at the moment, but they will stage the festival somewhere in the Motor City on June 8th and 9th, 2013. The group promises to announce the exact location, the lineup and ticket information in February.

SF Weekly: The 20 Best San Francisco Concerts of 2012, According to Us

December 13, 2012

Metallica at Outside Lands is Number 1!
Lars on the Cover of the January 2013 Issue of Metal Hammer
Lars on the Cover of the January 2013 Issue of Metal Hammer

December 11, 2012

Will they?! Won't they?! Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich bursts onto the new cover of Metal Hammer to talk about Metallica's plans for 2013, that immense 3D movie, and whether we'll actually get that new album next year or not.
ReadWriteWeb: Metallica Makes Up With Sean Parker As Spotify Gets More Social

December 7, 2012

Lars Ulrich wants you know that he's cool with Sean Parker. To show it, the Metallica drummer and anti-filesharing crusader didn't just share a stage with the Napster cofounder this morning - he hugged him. The occasion? Metallica's catalog is newly available on Spotify, the music service in which Parker is now an investor.
WebProNews: Spotify Adds New Follow & Discovery Features, Now Rocks Metallica

December 7, 2012

Another noteworthy element to Spotify�s announcement is that Metallica�s full catalog is now available for your streaming pleasure. Yes, Napster-gunning Lars Ulrich is letting people listen to his music for free (mostly). This seems to be the culmination of the �I don�t really give a sh*t� approach he began taking back in 2008.
Tech Digest: Spotify add Metallica to their music streaming service

December 7, 2012

Heavy metal superstars Metallica, a band with a notoriously icy, skeptical view of digital music and streaming, will be releasing their entire back catalogue through the Swedish music platform.
USA TODAY: Spotify CEO talks Metallica and music discovery

December 7, 2012

At a press event in New York, Daniel Ek, the founder and CEO Spotify, unveiled tools to help users of the popular global music streaming service discover new music. And he announced a coup for the service: Spotify struck a deal with longtime online music holdout Metallica to make all of the band's music available for streaming.
Hollywood Reporter: Metallica Joins Spotify After Years of Fighting Against Peer-to-Peer Sites

December 7, 2012

Metallica, a band that for years fought to keep its music off peer-to-peer sites, has agreed to allow their entire decades-spanning catalog to be freely available on Spotify.
Reuters: Spotify gains more listeners and Metallica

December 7, 2012

The company made the announcements at a splashy New York event on Thursday that included a conversation between Spotify backer Sean Parker and Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich.